Mom wakes up when she has to have her trach tube suctioned, or her mouth swabbed.  She doesn’t seem at all happy about those experiences!

They are still have a problem keeping her blood pressure high enough.  She had some sedatives during the night so that she could rest, and that lowered her pressure.  Then they use some other medication to raise it. She would find this game too tedious for her taste if she knew that was going on.  Otherwise, she’s in good shape for the day. Probably, she’ll have less sedation during the day when there are visitors. She needs to get onto a regular diurnal schedule.  The nurse and I were just talking about how an ICU is like Las Vegas; there isn’t a distinction between night and day.